Pfc. Donald G. Petersen, 18, aerial gunner, Lancing, Illinois, was one of 11 who died in the, April 24, 1944, 3:40PM crash of B-17G (42-102786). The aircraft, on a local transition training flight with an instructor pilot at the controls, was circling the Dornick Hills Golf Course, north of Ardmore, at an altitude of 800 to 1,000 feet. Apparently sightseeing, the heavy aircraft exceeded 90-degrees of bank, spun into the ground and burst into flames, killing all aboard. This flight was probably the first flight of the aircraft with a training crew from Ardmore. It was delivered new to Ardmore and only had 85 hours on aircraft and engines. The crash was used by the base commander as an example to other pilots as “what not to do” in a heavy aircraft close to the ground.
Monday, September 8, 2008
Pfc. Donald G. Petersen
Pfc. Donald G. Petersen, 18, aerial gunner, Lancing, Illinois, was one of 11 who died in the, April 24, 1944, 3:40PM crash of B-17G (42-102786). The aircraft, on a local transition training flight with an instructor pilot at the controls, was circling the Dornick Hills Golf Course, north of Ardmore, at an altitude of 800 to 1,000 feet. Apparently sightseeing, the heavy aircraft exceeded 90-degrees of bank, spun into the ground and burst into flames, killing all aboard. This flight was probably the first flight of the aircraft with a training crew from Ardmore. It was delivered new to Ardmore and only had 85 hours on aircraft and engines. The crash was used by the base commander as an example to other pilots as “what not to do” in a heavy aircraft close to the ground.
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